Men’s and Women’s Tennis
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McLeland captures title, Barton tennis’ doubles teams fall in national semifinals
The Barton Community College women’s tennis team returns home from Arizona with an individual title and current 15th place standing at the NJCAA Division I Tennis Championships this week. Ellinwood’s Gentry McLeland captured the No. 6 singles consolation title while all three doubles teams suffered defeats in Wednesday’s consolation semifinals. McLeland won the title by blanking Josie Masinelli of Lewis & Clark Community College 8-0 and then received the title via the withdrawal of her championship match opponent due to injury. The No. 1 doubles team of Karina Ono and Michelle Miller, the No. 2 doubles team of Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann, and the No. 3 doubles team of Jaime Christiansen and McLeland all were eliminated Wednesday in their respective semifinal round of the consolation bracket.
Wednesday Results:
No. 6 Singles – Gentry McLeland McLeland won her Wednesday’s semifinal match blanking Josie Masinelli of Lewis & Clark Community College 8-0. McLeland received the individual title as Kayla Annerino of Moraine Valley Community College, withdrew for the championship match following her 8-1 semifinal victory.
No. 1 Doubles – Karina Ono and Michelle Miller Ono and Miller lost their semifinal round match Wednesday 8-3 to St. Petersburg College.
No. 2 Doubles – Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann Beckwith and McCann lost their semifinal round match Wednesday 8-2 to Eastern Arizona College.
No. 3 Doubles – Jaime Christiansen and Gentry McLeland Christiansen and McLeland lost their semifinal round consolation match Wednesday 8-6 to Seminole State College.
Ellinwood’s McLeland advances as Lady Cougar tennis team battles to consolation semifinals at national championships
With one singles player and all three doubles teams still alive, the Barton Community College women’s tennis team moved up to No. 16 overall after three days of competition at the NJCAA Division I Tennis Championships being held this week in Tucson, Arizona. In the quarterfinal round of competition held on Tuesday, the Cougars lost two of their remaining singles players but advanced all three doubles teams. Ellinwood’s Gentry McLeland carries the lone singles banner advancing to Wednesday’s 10:00 a.m. CT consolation semifinals with her 8-1 quarterfinal victory. The No. 1 doubles team of Karina Ono and Michelle Miller, as well as, the No. 2 doubles team of Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann each advanced to the semifinals with identical 8-3 scores. The No. 3 doubles team of Jaime Christiansen and McLeland survived and advanced by knocking off No. 6 seeded Mesa Community College 9-7. All three doubles team’s matches are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT with the winners advancing to Thursday’s consolation championship at 1:00 p.m. CT.
Tuesday Results:
No. 2 Singles – Michelle Miller Miller lost her quarterfinal consolation match and ended her individual season on Tuesday falling 8-0 to Kami Thomas from Florida State College at Jacksonville.
No. 5 Singles – Jaime Christiansen Christiansen lost her Tuesday’s quarterfinal consolation match and ended her individual season falling 8-2 to Seminole State College’s Hanna Tomlinson.
No. 6 Singles – Gentry McLeland McCleland won her quarterfinal consolation match on Tuesday 8-1 over Jacksonville College’s Ashley Hermis and advances to Wednesday’s semifinal match. She will play Josie Masinelli of Lewis & Clark Community College at 10:00 a.m.
No. 1 Doubles – Karina Ono and Michelle Miller Ono and Miller won their Tuesday consolation match 8-3 over Lewis & Clark Community College. Will play Wednesday in semifinal round against St. Petersburg College at 2:30 p.m. CT.
No. 2 Doubles – Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann Beckwith and McCann won their Tuesday consolation match 8-3 over Florida State College at Jacksonville. Will play Wednesday in semifinal round against Eastern Arizona College at 2:30 p.m. CT.
No. 3 Doubles – Jaime Christiansen and Gentry McLeland Christiansen and McLeland won their Tuesday consolation match 9-7 over sixth seeded Mesa Community College. Will play Wednesday in semifinal round against Seminole State College at 2:30 p.m. CT.
Lady Cougar tennis team eleventh after day one, falls to consolation side of nationals after day two
For the first time since 2009, the Barton Community College women’s tennis team are experiencing the rigors of competition at the NJCAA Division I Tennis Championships being held this week in Tucson, Arizona. Barton got off to a good start in Sunday’s singles competition winning three of the five matches, but the Cougars faltered in the afternoon doubles matches dropping all three. In the second day of competition, the Cougars saw their three Monday winners drop decisive matches to end their tourney and leave Barton with only three players still alive in the draw. Trying to stay alive in the consolation side of the bracket, the remaining three singles players will first serve Tuesday morning with the Cougars’ three doubles teams competing in the afternoon.
No. 1 Singles – Karina Ono
Ono won her first match on Sunday 6-1, 6-2 over College of Jacksonville’s Maria Marcenco . In Monday’s round of sixteen, Ono’s individual season came to an end losing 2-6, 2-6 to fellow Region VI member and the third seeded Ana Ruzir of Cowley College.
No. 2 Singles – Michelle Miller
Miller lost her first match on Sunday 4-6, 0-6 to Temple College’s Hanna Watson. Not competing on Monday, Miller will compete in Tuesday morning’s consolation bracket play.
No. 3 Singles – Darrien Beckwith
Beckwith blanked Ann Pendergast of Morraine Valley Community College 6-0, 6-0 in Sunday’s opening round. Facing the nation’s top ranked player Alejandra Enderica of Tyler Junior College, Beckwith’s individual season came to an end losing 0-6, 0-6.
No. 4 Singles – Aspen McCann
McCann won her first match on Sunday, defeating Itawamba Community College’s Bianca Stephens 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the round of sixteen. McCann’s individual season came to an end Monday as the nation’s second ranked player Teona Tatishvilli of ASA College defeated McCann 6-0, 6-0.
No. 5 Singles – Jaime Christiansen
After receiving a first round bye on Sunday, Christiansen dropped to the consolation bracket after falling 3-6, 0-6 to Eastern Arizona College’s Ashley Pedro. Christiansen rebounded later in the day to stay alive in the tournament winning 8-4 over Itawamba Community College’s Theresa Jackson and advancing to Tuesday’s consolation quarterfinals.
No. 6 Singles – Gentry McLeland
McCleland was the lone Cougar having to play three sets during the first day of competition, coming up on the short end 7-5, 4-6, 2-6 to State College of Florida’s Ana Maria Sanchez. McLeland will join her teammates in Tuesday’s morning consolation bracket play.
No. 1 Doubles – Karina Ono and Michelle Miller
Ono and Miller were bounced to the consolation side of the bracket dropping a first round 4-6, 5-7 hard fought match to Itawamba Community College.
No. 2 Doubles – Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann
Beckwith and McCann’s national competition debut started slow and were also bounced to the consolation side of the bracket dropping their first round match to Pima Community College 0-6, 3-6.
No. 3 Doubles – Jaime Christiansen and Gentry McLeland
Dropping a hard fought 4-6, 4-6 match to Itawamba Community College, Christiansen and McLeland joined the other Barton doubles teams playing Tuesday on the consolation side of the bracket.
Lady Cougar tennis team qualifies for nationals
The Barton Community College women’s tennis team pulled out some close matches to finish third today at the Region VI Tennis Championships held in Wichita, Kansas. In the course of finishing third, the Lady Cougars qualified for the NJCAA Division I Championship for the first time since 2009 when they finished fifteenth. The Barton women will continue their season at the national championships in Tucson, Arizona, May 4-10, 2013, while the Cougar men saw their season come to an end finishing fifth in the region.
Final Region VI Women's Tennis Tournament results:
1. Johnson County 23; 2. Cowley 18; 3. Barton 13;
4. Seward County 12.5; 5. Hesston
Final Region VI Men's Tennis Tournament results:
1. Cowley 24; 2. Johnson County 20; 3. Seward County 13.5;
4. Hesston 7; 5. Barton 3
Cougar Tennis teams drops two at nationally ranked Seward
The Barton Community College tennis team lost a pair of conference contests to nationally ranked Seward County Community College Tuesday afternoon in Liberal, Kansas. The women’s squad battled the No. 10 Lady Saints to a 3-1 advantage but dropped four of the final five matches to lose 5-4. The Cougar men weren’t quite as fortunate against the No. 12 ranked Saints losing five of seven doubles matches and all three doubles matches in losing by a 7-2 score. Barton women drop to 2-2 on the season while the men drop to 0-5 on the season. The Cougar men will be back in action April 5-6 at the 6th Annual Seminole State College JUCO Classic College at the OKC Tennis Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Cougars will take on No. 6 ranked and host Seminole State College on Friday then play the nation’s top ranked Tyler Junior College team on Saturday. The Lady Cougar squad’s next action will be April 6 in Lindsborg, Kansas, at 4:00 p.m. against Ottawa University.
Women’s Results
Barton’s No. 1 singles player Karina Ono improved to 3-1 on the season with a 6-0, 6-1, victory over the Saints’ Anna Braun. Gentry McLeland picked up the other Barton singles victory with a 6-3, 6-3, win over Seward’s Whitney Garinger.
Ono teamed up with Michelle Miller to capture the No. 1 doubles match with a hard fought 8-6 victory over Seward’s top team of Braun and Katiuska Adarmes. The Cougars also won the No. 3 doubles match as McLeland and Jaime Christiansen defeated the Saints’ Garinger and Kurstie Zepeda 8-5.
Men’s Results
The Cougar men captured only two matches against the Saints with both coming in singles play. Barton’s No. 2 singles player Rafael Sequeira defeated the Saints’ Donnersson Penna in a marathon three set match 6-4, 6-7, and 10-6. The Cougars’ Brian Schauf also endured a long match capturing a three set match in the No. 6 singles outlasting Seward’s Adrian Amado 6-4, 0-6, and 10-8.
Photos provided by Roy Allen, SCCC Sports Information
Lady Cougar Tennis dominates to open the season 2-0
The Barton Community College women’s tennis team posted its second victory of the season defeating Hesston College 8-1 Wednesday. Held at Club 1 Fitness Center in Great Bend, the Lady Cougars won all three doubles matches and five of six singles matches. Barton will compete next on March 6 as they travel to Arkansas City to take on Cowley College. Schedule meet time is 10:00 a.m.
Barton was dominant in the doubles matches winning by a combined 24-6 score as the Lady Cougars No. 1 duo of Karina Ono and Michelle Miller won 8-0. The No. 2 duo of Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann and the No. 3 duo of Jaime Christiansen and Gentry McLeland each won by identical 8-3 scores.
“All of the doubles teams remain unbeaten,” said Head Coach Lyle Stickney. “Karina continues to dominate her singles opponents as she has not lost a game in either of her two matches this season.”
With Ono winning the No. 1 singles by identical 6-0 scores, Miller nearly matched the feat in the No. 2 singles winning 6-0, 6-1. Beckwith captured the No. 3 singles winning 6-0, 6-4, while fellow freshman Aspen McCann survived a tougher No. 4 singles contest winning 6-4, 6-2. Christiansen won her No. 5 singles match 7-5, 6-0 while freshman McLeland battled back after dropping the first set 0-6 to fall 6-7 (7) in the second set of the No. 6 singles match.
“It’s great to get back on the courts,” said Stickney. “I had some concerns going into this meet as we hadn’t practiced for nearly a week due to the school cancelations, but the ladies were able to perform without any real sign of court rust. We’ll see how the team responds next week when we move outdoors and face last year’s Region VI Champions Cowley College”
Cougar Tennis teams split spring season opener versus Bethany
The Barton Community College tennis teams opened up the spring season this past Sunday getting a split against Bethany College. Held at Club 1 Fitness Center in Great Bend, the Lady Cougars defeated Bethany 5-4 while the NAIA No. 10 ranked men’s team defeated the Cougar men 6-1. Both teams will have a break from competition for a couple weeks before a busy last week in February. The Lady Cougars will take on Hesston College on February 22nd while the Cougar men will compete against Hesston on February 25. Both matches will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Club 1 Fitness Center in Great Bend.
Women’s Highlights
In an exciting dual of momentum swings as the Lady Cougars led 4-0 over the Lady Swedes then dropped three straight singles matches to draw Bethany to within one. Barton earned a split in the last two singles matches to win the match 5-4.
“While it’s a great start to the season with a win, we certainly realize that we have a few issues to address,” said Head Coach Lyle Stickney. “Several of our ladies delivered perfunctory singles performances that displayed little of the effort for which they are known. That being said, we did win the meet after all and all of the team members contributed to that so I can’t be overly critical, a lot of very good things also occurred on the court today.”
Barton was strong in the doubles winning all three matches by a combined 24-11 score. Freshman Karina Ono and sophomore Michelle Miller won the No. 1 doubles by a score of 8-2. The freshman duo of Darrien Beckwith and Aspen McCann were almost as impressive in their 8-4 victory in the No. 2 doubles. Sophomore Jaime Christiansen and freshman Gentry McLeland teamed up to capture the No. 3 doubles at 8-5.
After Ono won the No. 1 singles by a resounding 8-0 score, Bethany won the next three singles matches over Miller, Beckwith, and McCann. With the Nos. 5 and 6 matches deciding the dual score, Christiansen clinched the win with an 8-3 victory.
“The momentum swing after sweeping the doubles and getting the No. 1 singles win, then dropping the next three singles matches was crazy,” said Head Coach Lyle Stickney. “Jaime (Christiansen) came up big for us again as her match won us the meet.”
Men’s Highlights
The Cougars faced one of the best teams in the NAIA in falling to Bethany but did manage to get the No. 1 singles win against the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s No. 15 ranked player.
In a thrilling three-set match, Barton freshman Samuel Araujo defeated Alex Sandri in a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 victory to earn Barton’s lone win on the day.
“I knew we’d have our hands full today as Bethany has a very talented team with a ton of depth,” said Stickney. “We have a lot of things to work on but luckily it’s only early February so we have a lot of time to improve.
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Schedule / Results
February 3
vs Bethany College
at Club 1 Fitness
Women win 5-4
Men lose 6-1
Results
in Great Bend
February 27
Rescheduled from Feb 22
(Women Only)
vs Hesston College
Women win 8-1
at Club 1 Fitness
in Great Bend
February 28
(Men Only)
vs McPherson College
McPherson wins 8-1
Results
at Club 1 Fitness
in Great Bend
March 1
(Men Only)
vs Hesston College
1pm at Club 1 Fitness
in Great Bend
March 11
Moved from Feb 26
(Women Only - Scrimmage)
vs Fort Hays State
Results
in Hays, KS
March 12
vs Cowley College
Women: Cowley 9-0
Results
Men: Cowley 8-1
Results
March 26
vs Seward County CC
Women: Seward 5-4
Results
Men: Seward 7-2
Results
in Liberal, KS
April 5-6
(Men Only)
vs #6 Seminole College
lost 8-1
vs #1 Tyler
lost 9-0
in Oklahoma City, OK
April 6
(Women Only)
4pm vs Ottawa Univ
at Lindsborg, KS
April 11
vs Johnson County CC
1:30pm in Kansas City, KS
April 19-20
Region VI Championship
at Wichita, KS